B.S. in Biochemistry::Research Option
The BS in Chemistry (Research
Option) and BS in Biochemistry (Research Option) are offered for students who
wish to participate in a research problem under the supervision of one of the
46 members of faculty and adjunct faculty in the School. Participants in the
research option learn how to attack a research problem from experiment design
and execution to interpretation of results. There is an expectation that
undergraduates who contribute to completed studies will be co-authors on
submissions to high-quality scholarly journals. Research projects are available
in the traditional areas of chemistry (analytical, biological, inorganic,
organic, physical, and polymer chemistry) as well as highly interdisciplinary
research areas such as nanochemistry, polymer and
materials chemistry, environmental chemistry and sensors, medicinal chemistry,
molecular biophysics and computational chemistry.
To participate in the research
option in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, students should obtain a
research project with a faculty member in the department and apply via http://undergradresearch.gatech.edu/research_option/index.php.
Successful completion of the research options requires participation by the
student in 9 credit hours of supervised research (CHEM 4698/4699) with a
chemistry and biochemistry faculty over three or more semesters, approval of a
brief proposal on their project to a committee of two or more faculty,
completion of LCC 4701 and 4702 (proposal and thesis writing courses), and
submission of an approved thesis. The certificate
of thesis approval is required with submission of the thesis. Successful
completion of the research option is noted on the student's transcript.
Students completing this degree may pursue graduate studies in the chemical or
biological sciences or research careers in industrial or governmental
laboratories. Recommended program of study:
1st
Year
|
CHEM
1211K (4) |
CHEM
1212K (4) |
2nd
Year
|
CHEM
2211 (3) |
CHEM
2312 (3) |
3rd
Year
|
CHEM
3411 (3) |
CHEM
4512 (3) |
4th
Year
|
CHEM
4698/4699 (3) |
CHEM
4698/4699 (3) |
TOTAL = 120 Plus 2 Hours for HPS
*Core Electives
HPS 1040 (2)
CS 1301, 1315, or 1371 (3)
Humanities electives (6 hours required)
Social Science electives (9 hours required)
History/constitution requirement (3): HIST 2111, HIST 2112, PUBP 3000, INTA
1200, or POL 1101
(Credit not allowed for both POL 1101 and INTA 1200)
BIOLOGY ELECTIVES
Two of the three biology electives must be BIOL 2344, 3450, OR 4668. The
remaining biology elective must be one of the following: BIOL 3380, 4015, 4340,
4401, 4418, 4440, 4464, 4570, 4608; or CHEM 4765